rearrange

/ ˌriːəˈreɪndʒ /

verb

1. to put (something) into a new order

   to rearrange the lighting

2. to put (something) back in its original order after it has been displaced
3. to fix a new date or time for (something postponed)

   to rearrange a match

Derived Forms

• ˌrearˈranger, noun
• ˌrearˈrangement, noun

Example Sentences

Did anybody onstage Thursday rearrange your thinking about Robertson and his music — the way he thought about the past and about systems of injustice or the way he balanced a devotion to texture with a belief in a pop song’s crucial economy?

From Los Angeles Times

“First, there is only one Haiti-related mispronunciation we recognize in this house, and it’s Alicia Silverstone in 'Clueless,' delivering the iconic line: ‘And so if the government could just get to the kitchen, rearrange some things, we could certainly party with the Haiteeans.'”

From Salon

He’s had to deal with so much attention, the Dodgers have had to rearrange the press box to fit all the media.

From Los Angeles Times

Others were not expecting to get elected and have had to hastily rearrange their lives and hand in their notice at work.

From BBC

If you rearrange the chip in a better way to use memory, you can make it work faster with less energy, but without changing the size.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• readjust
• reconstruct
• reorganize
• reposition
• reshuffle
• revamp
• rework